function baseInit() {
    $("a.external").click(function() { 
	    var newWindow = window.open(this.getAttribute('href'), '_new');
	    newWindow.focus();
	    return false;
	});

    $("div.productthumbnail img")
	.thumbPopup({ popupCSS: {'border': '4px solid #fef4a7', 'background': '#FFFFFF' },
		    loadingHtml: "<span style='padding: 5px;'>Laden...</span>"
 });

}